ESPN will pay $7.2 billion for the rights to televise the entire CFB national championship package. The conferences and ESPN worked out a 12-year deal based on a four-team playoff format. So it appears to be locked in for twelve years, even though the structure is there to grow.
So, where does all the money go? About 85 percent of it will go to the Big Five conferences. The other five conferences will split the rest, but don't feel too badly for them. Most will be making about five times the amount they made with the BCS.
The first season the simi-finals will be in the Rose and Sugar bowls on January 1, 2015. The Rose will kickoff around 5 p.m. EST. The Sugar will follow around 8:30 p.m. The championship game in Texas (Cowboy Stadium) will be played January 12 with kickoff at 8:30. The championship game will always be played on a Monday, at least a week after the simi-finals.
So, where does all the money go? About 85 percent of it will go to the Big Five conferences. The other five conferences will split the rest, but don't feel too badly for them. Most will be making about five times the amount they made with the BCS.
The first season the simi-finals will be in the Rose and Sugar bowls on January 1, 2015. The Rose will kickoff around 5 p.m. EST. The Sugar will follow around 8:30 p.m. The championship game in Texas (Cowboy Stadium) will be played January 12 with kickoff at 8:30. The championship game will always be played on a Monday, at least a week after the simi-finals.
